The private net present value and private internal rate of return to becoming a nurse in Great Britain

Applied Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2189-2200

  Morris, Stephen ^a   McGuire, Alistair ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LABOR MARKET; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038798728     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210139328     Document Type: Article

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